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cameras caught murdoch reading sunday's final edition of the "news of the world." the paper ended a 168-year run after news broke that journalists were hacking into phones of murder and terrorism victims for stories. >> there will have to be some kind of massive clearout of the stables really. it just looks terrible. >> london's daily mirror tabloid is hitting murdoch with more claims of corruption involving 9/11 victims. the paper quotes an ex-new york city cop saying news of the world reporters offered to pay him for phone records of the dead. the phone hacking scandal boiled over last week with the case of millie doweller, a british teen murdered in 2002. her parents met with britain's deputy prime minister monday. police say journalists from news of the world hacked the victim's voicemail and deleted some messages giving her parents false hope she was alive. authorities have arrested at least eight people so far, almost all journalists. some believe the scandal could soon hit america. >> the news of the world has lots and lots of reporters at any given time on
cameras caught murdoch reading sunday's final edition of the "news of the world." the paper ended a 168-year run after news broke that journalists were hacking into phones of murder and terrorism victims for stories. >> there will have to be some kind of massive clearout of the stables really. it just looks terrible. >> london's daily mirror tabloid is hitting murdoch with more claims of corruption involving 9/11 victims. the paper quotes an ex-new york city cop saying...
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>> the murdochs were on the defensive and had a lot to defend. i thought their presentation was rather good. i think murdoch -- he runs a company that is unbelievably diverse, and this one paper is a relatively small part of it. i am not surprised, and it is plausible that the committee had a sort of accepted his protestations that he was not aware of all of these shenanigans. what i found really interesting, however, was the way the committee conducted itself. hear, when you have hearings, like the polley north hearings, the inquisitors are on a podium looking down on the defendant there, it was like a british parliament cafeteria meeting. a lot more pointed, less pompous, more effective. >> good review. last word. see you next week. for a transcript of this broadcast, log on to insidewashington.tv.
>> the murdochs were on the defensive and had a lot to defend. i thought their presentation was rather good. i think murdoch -- he runs a company that is unbelievably diverse, and this one paper is a relatively small part of it. i am not surprised, and it is plausible that the committee had a sort of accepted his protestations that he was not aware of all of these shenanigans. what i found really interesting, however, was the way the committee conducted itself. hear, when you have...
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the fbi is now investigating murdoch's news corporation. there's an accusation that his employees may have tried to hack into the phone conversations and voicemails of 9/11 victims and their families. rudy giuliani was mayor of new york during that time. he and murdoch have been friends for a long time, so what does giuliani make of all this? >> intercepting communications like that is a crime, it has to be investigated. i think what there shouldn't be and we've learned recently with a bunch of criminal cases of different kinds, don't rush to judgment, give people a presumption of innocence. i think that just how high up it goes is a big question and it's one we shouldn't be jumping to conclusions about. >> speaking of hacking, somebody absolutely plundered the pentagon in the spring, it was one of the worst breaches ever of security. listen to these details. >> indeed, in a single intrusion this past march, 24,000 files were taken. >> it was done, we think, by a foreign intelligence service, in other words, a nation state was behind it. >>
the fbi is now investigating murdoch's news corporation. there's an accusation that his employees may have tried to hack into the phone conversations and voicemails of 9/11 victims and their families. rudy giuliani was mayor of new york during that time. he and murdoch have been friends for a long time, so what does giuliani make of all this? >> intercepting communications like that is a crime, it has to be investigated. i think what there shouldn't be and we've learned recently with a...
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the man appeared to rush up behind murdoch and was struck by murdoch's wife. the man, who had white foam covering his face is now in custody. the hearing just resumed taft was suspended for 15 minutes. >> it appears the national football league will be open for business. the league looks to save the upcoming season. sources say team executives were told an agreement may be just days away. representatives of every team are expected to meet tomorrow in washington, d.c. to prepare for a possible vote on a new collective bargaining agreement. >>> the space shuttle atlantis is headed back to earth for the final time. the astronauts disembarked early this morning after spending eight days orbiting earth. the crew left behind supplies. atlantis is expected to return to florida thursday. if you find yourself in the sittive of brotherly love, make sure you watch where you're goafnlgt philly will crack down on texting while walking. people walking while looking down with their phones may get a citation and it could cost you $120. >> i don't do that very well. take anoth
the man appeared to rush up behind murdoch and was struck by murdoch's wife. the man, who had white foam covering his face is now in custody. the hearing just resumed taft was suspended for 15 minutes. >> it appears the national football league will be open for business. the league looks to save the upcoming season. sources say team executives were told an agreement may be just days away. representatives of every team are expected to meet tomorrow in washington, d.c. to prepare for a...
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robert m -- rupert murdoch is, if nothing else, decisive. he did exactly the right thing. >> las wrd. see you next week.
robert m -- rupert murdoch is, if nothing else, decisive. he did exactly the right thing. >> las wrd. see you next week.
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and rupert murdoch himself is flying into london tomorrow from the u.s. to take charge personally of this spiraling mess. scott? >> pelley: thanks, liz. in syria today, the streets were filled again with protesters calling for president bashar al-assad to go. we have amateur video from one of the biggest rallies where in 1982 that asad's father crushed a rebellion, killing as many as 25,000 protesters. this week the u.s. and french ambassadors visited hama to show their support for the protesters. it happened in the blink of an eye. tragedy at the ballpark. when we come back. the healing power of touch can be even more powerful, in the world. my students are amazing. but to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. kids can tell. that's why i love eating activia every day. so delicious activia helps me feel good inside. which helps me be my best... positive, cheerful and on top of things. help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. ♪ activia control your budget? yes. our "name your price" tool shows you a range of op
and rupert murdoch himself is flying into london tomorrow from the u.s. to take charge personally of this spiraling mess. scott? >> pelley: thanks, liz. in syria today, the streets were filled again with protesters calling for president bashar al-assad to go. we have amateur video from one of the biggest rallies where in 1982 that asad's father crushed a rebellion, killing as many as 25,000 protesters. this week the u.s. and french ambassadors visited hama to show their support for the...
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prime minister david cameron's links to the powerful murdoch clan had become so politically dangerous that he cut short an official visit to africa and rushed home to limit the damage. at a rowdy emergency session of parliament -- >> order! order. >> reporter: prime minister cameron was on the defensive. undermined by what appears to many to be a toxicly close relationship with rupert murdoch and his now disgraced executive team. >> you live and you learn, and believe you me i have learned. >> reporter: he batted away question after question. especially about his decision to hire an ex murdoch editor since arrested in the phone hacking scandal as his communications chief. >> if it turns out i've been lied to, that would be a moment for a profound apology. >> reporter: a reasonable poll shows 60% of britains think murdoch through his powerful newspaper group has far too much influence in british politics. influence cameron says he's been open about. >> what i've set out is not just meetings that are business meetings, official meetings with media executives and proprietors, but also pr
prime minister david cameron's links to the powerful murdoch clan had become so politically dangerous that he cut short an official visit to africa and rushed home to limit the damage. at a rowdy emergency session of parliament -- >> order! order. >> reporter: prime minister cameron was on the defensive. undermined by what appears to many to be a toxicly close relationship with rupert murdoch and his now disgraced executive team. >> you live and you learn, and believe you me i...
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murdoch says she is very feisty and protective of her family. she's murdoch's third wife. they have been married 10 years and they have two children. >>> a man being held in prison. monique griego has more. >> reporter: we have been following allen gross's story for sometime. in march, he was sentenced to 50 years in prison for illegally importing communications equipment. and he was accused of being a spy. they say he needed this for a humanitarian mission in cuba. and the appeal is gross's final legal recourse in the communist nation. he's already been in prison for nearly two years. jess? >> monique, thank you. his attorney hopes his client will be freed on humanitarian grounds. >>> birth control may soon be free for 2 million women. insurance requires the government to provide contraceptives for women without health insurance. >> reporter: between $15 and $50. that's how much most women pay for birth control pills. now, that cost could be going away. >> i think it would be a tremendous relief to everybody concerned. >> reporter: the institute of medicine has recommende
murdoch says she is very feisty and protective of her family. she's murdoch's third wife. they have been married 10 years and they have two children. >>> a man being held in prison. monique griego has more. >> reporter: we have been following allen gross's story for sometime. in march, he was sentenced to 50 years in prison for illegally importing communications equipment. and he was accused of being a spy. they say he needed this for a humanitarian mission in cuba. and the...
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rupert murdoch's wife emerges as an internet sensation. after she lands a right hook in britain's parliament. >>> disturbing drowning. a body in the deep end of a park pool for days. what police say happened. >>> cracking down on virtual criminals. who the fbi picked up in a raid in the nation's capital. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with vic after this. , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 4:29, 90 degrees and sunny. i'm vic carter. denise is off today. here's what people are talking about. the fbi is cracking down on virtual criminals. agents raided several locations across the u.s. dozens of suspected computer hackers are now in the u.s. randall pinkston reports for wjz. >>> fbi agents targeted alleged members of the aloof group, hacking anonymous. accusing them of conspiracy and intentional damage to a computer. agents raided six homes in new york state, alon. -- alone. seizing computer equipment. members allegedly hacked the anonymous pay pal website. this man, who asked cbs to hide his identity is a member of anonymous. [ indiscernible ] >
rupert murdoch's wife emerges as an internet sensation. after she lands a right hook in britain's parliament. >>> disturbing drowning. a body in the deep end of a park pool for days. what police say happened. >>> cracking down on virtual criminals. who the fbi picked up in a raid in the nation's capital. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with vic after this. , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 4:29, 90 degrees and sunny. i'm vic carter. denise is off today. here's what people...
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is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all-conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's if charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into britain, buying up the "news of the world" and later the "times" of london. in the '70s he took aim at new york where he'd add the "new york post" and the "wall street journal." his satellite t.v. empire includes the fox network in the u.s., sky in europe, star t.v. in asia. >> i love the free market. it's certainly been very good to me. >> reporter: but the same market is now punishing him, while stock in news corporation rebounded today, it's fallen 12% since the scandal began. >> my company has 52,000 employees. i have led it for 57 years and i ha
is rupert murdoch damaged? >> i think rupert murdoch's been hugely damaged by this. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all-conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's if charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into...
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during those same years, murdoch's executives frequently denied wrongdoing. now it's apologies that are repeated. tomorrow in an ad in british newspapers, he promises tough action to prevent more phone hacking. some wonder if it's too late. >>> the problem is not that this is the wrong thing to do, he didn't do it a week ago. >> reporter: for the owner of fox television and the "new york post," each new drama risks turning a crisis into a catastrophe. the resignation of two cheever executives including les hinton who ran the "wall street journal" has not stopped speculation that murdoch's own son james could be a casualty of the scandal. >> by getting rid of the publisher of "the wall street journal," that was to keep it from spreading to the united states. >> reporter: in the u.k., where the scandal started with allegations of journalists listening to voicemails, the prime minister is under fire for inviting murdoch and his executives to dinners and weekends away. david cameron even hired a former editor of "the news of the world," while the police hired a f
during those same years, murdoch's executives frequently denied wrongdoing. now it's apologies that are repeated. tomorrow in an ad in british newspapers, he promises tough action to prevent more phone hacking. some wonder if it's too late. >>> the problem is not that this is the wrong thing to do, he didn't do it a week ago. >> reporter: for the owner of fox television and the "new york post," each new drama risks turning a crisis into a catastrophe. the resignation of...
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now to the latest on rupert murdoch. his mediale pirs includes the times of london, the "wall street journal" and the fox net would and he was on the verge of acquiring the british sky broadcasting network. but elizabeth palmer reports the tabloid hacking scandal forced him to pull the plug on that deal today as lawmakers on both side called for investigations. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see. media tycoon rupert murdoch in retreat. today he abandoned his controversial $12 billion plan to expand into britain's lucrative satellite television business in a surrender to public outrage and political pressure. >> what has happened to this company is disgraceful, it got to be addressed at every level, and they should stop thinking about mergers when they've got to sort out the mess they've created. >> reporter: the prime minister dave cameron met today with the parents of the teen-age girl milly dowler whose stone lies at the heart of this scandal. she was murdered in 2002, but only last mond
now to the latest on rupert murdoch. his mediale pirs includes the times of london, the "wall street journal" and the fox net would and he was on the verge of acquiring the british sky broadcasting network. but elizabeth palmer reports the tabloid hacking scandal forced him to pull the plug on that deal today as lawmakers on both side called for investigations. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see. media tycoon rupert murdoch in retreat. today he...
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phone hacking scandal broke rupert murdoch's already shaken. public fury of the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. got to take a nap no they've got to take a chainsaw to government do something about it. calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats of the country's credit rating might be downgraded if lawmakers fail to raise america's debt ceiling that more states plunged deeper into economic crisis. initial investigations into the sinking of the belgariad point to negligence and that the tragedy could have been avoided. the first made an investigation into sunday's pleasure cruise a disaster continue to bodies from the river with the death toll now standing at one hundred thirty. with news and comment from around the world this is r.t. live in moscow twenty four hours a day good to have you with us. with a rapid change of heart for rupert murdoch and his son james have now reportedly confirmed they will give evidence to a parliamentary committee investigating the u.k.'s phone hacking scandal this comes hot on the hee
phone hacking scandal broke rupert murdoch's already shaken. public fury of the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. got to take a nap no they've got to take a chainsaw to government do something about it. calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats of the country's credit rating might be downgraded if lawmakers fail to raise america's debt ceiling that more states plunged deeper into economic crisis. initial investigations into the sinking of the belgariad point to...
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rupert murdoch attack. the unexpected outburst that brought the media mogul phone hacking hearing to a halt. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> and the heat may be back on its way. the city is under a code red heat alert all the way through sunday. bob turk is tracking tonight's storms from the weather center. >> one thing these storms did do, they dropped the temperatures tremendously. we have some thunderstorm activity around the area. we had some good stuff come moving through the area. south of the city now and east of the area from bel
rupert murdoch attack. the unexpected outburst that brought the media mogul phone hacking hearing to a halt. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> and the heat may be back on its way. the city is under a code red heat alert all the way through sunday. bob turk is tracking tonight's storms from the weather center. >> one thing these storms did do, they dropped the temperatures tremendously. we have some thunderstorm activity around the area. we had some good stuff come moving...
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of rupert murdoch's british media operation rebecca bro. is facing an angry lawmakers right now the phone hacking and police bribery claims of the now defunct news of the world before the other was grilling rupert murdoch and his son james events took a dramatic twist to win two protesters broke into the westminster committee chamber although water was quickly restored moves following it all for us from london turns out that it's police are saying that it's somebody who's actually a comedian who tweeted earlier on that he was going to do something to disrupt proceedings one person he was taken out in handcuffs essentially what happened is that he broke into this room where they hit the web of the proceedings were taking place and he pelted murdoch with what appeared to be a white substance that it may or may not have been shaving foam but something quite light and managed this managed to get merged with it at which point mr mr murdoch sr is wife stands up and attempts to slash the process down to try to protect her husband question marks th
of rupert murdoch's british media operation rebecca bro. is facing an angry lawmakers right now the phone hacking and police bribery claims of the now defunct news of the world before the other was grilling rupert murdoch and his son james events took a dramatic twist to win two protesters broke into the westminster committee chamber although water was quickly restored moves following it all for us from london turns out that it's police are saying that it's somebody who's actually a comedian...
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rupert murdoch said his mistake was trusting the wrong people. a man tried to throw something at murdoch yesterday during testimony. >> good morning tea upon warm conditions all around the bay area we are gonna reach 78 degrees in oakland upper 80s in the south bay area and mid-90s in concord. we will have more on the weather after the break t)t) we have hot weather in store for everyone in the bay area we have mild temperatures currently outside the door. as we head into the open our night hours the fog will return. i'll look of your satellite pictures a lot less fog today than we saw yesterday. the fog is fighting near the closoast. the green on your screen is 60 degree weather. the orange is 80 degree weather and we are also seeing red and and that is the '90s for later on this afternoon. this is a look of the temperatures are around the bay area. mid-90s for walnut creek 80s and 90s in the south bay area. this is a look of your seven day forecast we have the luring tread in affect for the next couple of days by friday we cool down all little
rupert murdoch said his mistake was trusting the wrong people. a man tried to throw something at murdoch yesterday during testimony. >> good morning tea upon warm conditions all around the bay area we are gonna reach 78 degrees in oakland upper 80s in the south bay area and mid-90s in concord. we will have more on the weather after the break t)t) we have hot weather in store for everyone in the bay area we have mild temperatures currently outside the door. as we head into the open our...
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rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. counselor jivery to you b counselor, he knows there's problems on both sides? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was apparently thousands of people who were hacked and the idea that they didn't know is prepost rouse. but they can't confess to crimes. practically everyone around them has been arrested already. rebekah brooks, rupert murdoch's protÉge in great britain, arrested yesterday. they have to acknowledge but not admit. frankly, i don't know if it's possible. >> matthew, a bizarre twist. the whistle blower, shawu shaun found dead. >> this saga continues to develop by the hour here in the united kingdom. the police have issued a statement sa
rupert murdoch stepping down. and it's political drama because he's so influential in british politics. counselor jivery to you b counselor, he knows there's problems on both sides? >> think of how difficult it is for them. they have to do two almost entirely contradictory things in their testimony tomorrow. one is they have to acknowledge responsibility. they have to say that what is completely obvious is that this was not some aberration. this was not one person or ten people. it was...
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rupert murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest satellite broadcaster crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spread beyond spreads beyond britain senators in the us now call for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities hacked with the knowledge of the editors. more trouble for the eurozone as the irish economy slides further central bankers fear italy and spain may be heading for their own financial abyss brussels is concerned that it won't have enough cash in its euro bailout fund to meet italy's debt analysts say as europe's fourth largest economy italy's too big to fail but that it has a worse debt problem than either portugal or ireland. next cross talk host people of ellen guess discuss the repercussions of the phone hacking scandal that's gripping britain. and you can. see. a l
rupert murdoch's bid for the u.k.'s biggest satellite broadcaster crumbles under political pressure as the hacking scandal spread beyond spreads beyond britain senators in the us now call for an inquiry following reports that journalists from murdoch papers tried to bribe police for information after nine eleven britain's best selling tabloid news of the world was shut down after allegations the mobile phones of murder victims politicians and celebrities hacked with the knowledge of the...
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murdoch family voiced his support. nick, tell us, news corp shares are up for the first time in about two weeks. but the independent directors have hired their own lawyer. or why? >> we are getting mixed signals from the board. they have hired lawyers to protect shareholder value and to guard against maybe their own exposure. there have also been some reports that some of the more independent directors are thinking about ways in which rupert murdoch could give up his title of ceo at the company. this is a board that he controls pretty firmly. >> who is on the board? >> is a funny bunch. there are board members that cover a lot of ground. there is an opera singer. quite a range of experience. they are there because he wants them to be. he can control them through loyalty or maybe they spend their entire career there. >> will the board wants him to be succeeded by another? or is it time for someone outside the family? >> i think we can look to the biggest source of the rumors so far that the company's cio 0. if not james
murdoch family voiced his support. nick, tell us, news corp shares are up for the first time in about two weeks. but the independent directors have hired their own lawyer. or why? >> we are getting mixed signals from the board. they have hired lawyers to protect shareholder value and to guard against maybe their own exposure. there have also been some reports that some of the more independent directors are thinking about ways in which rupert murdoch could give up his title of ceo at the...
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>> well, i mean, there's clearly affinity for newspapers by murdoch. it's less than 10% of the total company. and uk properties are less than 10 cents of share of value. so they are really not that significant. all of the growth has been in newer media cable networks now over 50% of the company's operating income, and there is tremendous growth in satellite assets like star tv in india and sky tire, sky deutscheland, bskyb. it's still relatively underpenetrated, a growth engine and a free cash flow machine. >> the price of news corp crashing the past two weeks, is it now cheap? are the shares now undervalued, given the scale of this crisis? >> yes, news corp has lost over $8 billion of value since the crisis erupted in the last few weeks. and we can account with the decline in bskyb share price, and even just saying they give away the uk newspapers which obviously wouldn't happen. they could sell it or spin it, but that's maybe $2 billion of the whole decline. so $6 billion is more emotional, more worry about the unknowns, but i think at some point whe
>> well, i mean, there's clearly affinity for newspapers by murdoch. it's less than 10% of the total company. and uk properties are less than 10 cents of share of value. so they are really not that significant. all of the growth has been in newer media cable networks now over 50% of the company's operating income, and there is tremendous growth in satellite assets like star tv in india and sky tire, sky deutscheland, bskyb. it's still relatively underpenetrated, a growth engine and a free...
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they curry favor with murdoch and he's very powerful specially in the u.k. you can call an election one way or another newspapers and television they've got stories they life because well even though these three legal means to be entertained their audience is the audience is like that to the police might have been involved in bribery but then again they might have gotten tips of information that might have led to a person prosecution so it's a very kind of odd arrangement everybody seemed to have gotten something out of it but nonetheless it was quite you legal i mean how do you look at that i mean is that why it went on for so long if the allegations are true well you just have to well you just have to look at the relationship involving the media and government and law enforcement in london it is a very unusual relationship and the environment in london for the tabloids especially is very aggressive viciously competitive and unfortunately in this case it crossed over into line of illegality so none of this is a real surprise and it's been a long time coming
they curry favor with murdoch and he's very powerful specially in the u.k. you can call an election one way or another newspapers and television they've got stories they life because well even though these three legal means to be entertained their audience is the audience is like that to the police might have been involved in bribery but then again they might have gotten tips of information that might have led to a person prosecution so it's a very kind of odd arrangement everybody seemed to...
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and james murdoch. i've given in to pressure and will now give evidence before a british parliament committee investigating the u.k.'s phone hacking scandal this comes as the f.b.i. opens its own probe into allegations that news international journalists tried to get their hands on the voicemail of the nine eleven families it's alleged that several of murdoch's newspapers were engaged in hacking and bribes senior officials are laura and it reports. rupert murdoch's push to expand in british media has come to a halt public and political rage over thirteen hacking the sports news corp to drop its bid to buy satellite broadcaster b. sky b. but some say he's already killed the british press and they were saying it as far back as one thousand nine hundred eighty one that's when he went on a media spending spree and bought amongst others the world renowned times newspaper news international has been playing a toxic part of our public life for so long but it worked under his ownership circulation just kept on
and james murdoch. i've given in to pressure and will now give evidence before a british parliament committee investigating the u.k.'s phone hacking scandal this comes as the f.b.i. opens its own probe into allegations that news international journalists tried to get their hands on the voicemail of the nine eleven families it's alleged that several of murdoch's newspapers were engaged in hacking and bribes senior officials are laura and it reports. rupert murdoch's push to expand in british...
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a low in welcome across talk on people about an empire in disarray rupert murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. the. case . stands. to cross-talk media today i'm joined by twenty percent and dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles across the fattiest russell he's a historian and the author of a renegade history of the united states and in oxford we go to shawn powers he's an assistant professor at georgia state university all right gentlemen this is crosstalk that means you can jump in anytime you want i always go to the person has to go early is for this program so i'm going to go to you family is here and looking at what's happening to them the murdoch media empire and every hour that passes more revelations are coming out and it looks very very ugly has any of this surprise you and do you think it's going to be this is just the tip o
a low in welcome across talk on people about an empire in disarray rupert murdoch and his immense media assets are under investigation in what is being called voicemail gate is this scandal all about murdoch and his sleazy business practices or a media that no longer serves the public good. the. case . stands. to cross-talk media today i'm joined by twenty percent and dallas he's a professor and bell distinguished chair in journalism at southern methodist university in los angeles across the...
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markets i do admire rupert murdoch because he's a risk taker when he bought the times and sunday times of london the newspaper business was absolutely in peril in the u.k. mostly because of the unions and because of some other economic factors he turned that around.
markets i do admire rupert murdoch because he's a risk taker when he bought the times and sunday times of london the newspaper business was absolutely in peril in the u.k. mostly because of the unions and because of some other economic factors he turned that around.
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. >> do you think that james murdoch is going to run the empire? >> i think that was a virtual certainty little more than a week ago. it has been highly doubtful now. i do not actually see how james goes on to run the british side of this business, no less the entire business. >> you suggested that rupert murdoch would sell his british newspapers to contain this crisis. has it come to that, do you think? >> that is what i have heard discussion of pirie whether that is an actual scenario or more likely the panic conversation of executives who really do not know what to do or what is going to happen. i think they are looking at this situation, and it is entirely out of their experience. there is no model year. news corp. has based a lot of crises in its time, but i have never known it to face a crisis like this. >> just give us an insight, as his biographer, as to what you think is going on inside rupert murdoch's head right now. >> i think he is afraid. you know, he is -- he has dealt with many difficult situations in his career, and he has dealt wi
. >> do you think that james murdoch is going to run the empire? >> i think that was a virtual certainty little more than a week ago. it has been highly doubtful now. i do not actually see how james goes on to run the british side of this business, no less the entire business. >> you suggested that rupert murdoch would sell his british newspapers to contain this crisis. has it come to that, do you think? >> that is what i have heard discussion of pirie whether that is an...
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. >>> rupert murdoch, mr. and mrs. michele bachmann, and the debt ceiling gave the writers of the late night comedy shows everything they needed to work with this week. >> if this isn't good you guys, the u.s. is in serious danger of defaulting on our foreign loans, explains why china showed up and broke the statute of liberty's kneec kneecaps. >> we are like children. that's why yesterday once again, dad, much to his chagrin had to come home early from work and give us a talking to about not cleaning our budget. >> we're going to meet every single day until we get this resolved. we're going to get this done by august 2. we might as well do it now, pull off the band-aid, eat our peas. >> who keeps peas under their band-aids? you know, you get the senseç obama is the first president in history that begins every press conference with a heavy sigh. just comes out and goes -- wait, i'm being told his peas mention was not a metaphor. during budget negotiations, apparently, john boehner was literally not eating his peas. i
. >>> rupert murdoch, mr. and mrs. michele bachmann, and the debt ceiling gave the writers of the late night comedy shows everything they needed to work with this week. >> if this isn't good you guys, the u.s. is in serious danger of defaulting on our foreign loans, explains why china showed up and broke the statute of liberty's kneec kneecaps. >> we are like children. that's why yesterday once again, dad, much to his chagrin had to come home early from work and give us a...
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murdoch. but bloomberg news reports murdoch's future could depend on this morning's testimony. charlie d'agata is in london with the latest on this. good morning, charlie. >> good morning to you, betty. i think we can expect some high drama later this afternoon. some fireworks. the fact is, a lot of people are angry at the murdochs. british politicians are going to take advantage of that fact, and come out with the gloves off. now, it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the unfolding hacking drama that has engulfed his empire. >> for rupert murdoch this is the best thing that could ever happen. this is the best case they could ever have to argue against murdoch and say you have too much power. >> reporter: murdoch and his son james will tell british lawmakers how much they knew about allegations their journalists tapped into voice mails and regularly paid off police. so will former british ceo rebekah brooks who police are already investigating. the controversy has forced the he
murdoch. but bloomberg news reports murdoch's future could depend on this morning's testimony. charlie d'agata is in london with the latest on this. good morning, charlie. >> good morning to you, betty. i think we can expect some high drama later this afternoon. some fireworks. the fact is, a lot of people are angry at the murdochs. british politicians are going to take advantage of that fact, and come out with the gloves off. now, it's rupert murdoch himself who takes center stage in the...
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murdoch. it halted the entire hearing. we are still waiting to hear from rebekah brooks. if you see it he was trying to get a pie in the face of rupert murdoch. if we can get that shot back up again, you can see in niz left hand a tin -- and see if we can get that shot back up. it looks like he had a tin in his left hand a cream pie that he was going to smash in the face of rupert murdoch during these hearings. the man was quickly taken away in handcuffs. you saw the images of him outside he had something all over his face. wendy dang in the pink jumping up. she is a volleyball player. that looks like a spike. she's known to be a fan of volleyball. anyway, you can see the pie right there trying to get in the face of rupert murdoch. the woman in the gray i'm not sure who she is. she was sitting to the left op of wendy dang. michelle is with us now. is this ovenly some type of protesters coming in to disrupt this and create a true embarrassment to rupert murdoch by delivering a pie in the face?
murdoch. it halted the entire hearing. we are still waiting to hear from rebekah brooks. if you see it he was trying to get a pie in the face of rupert murdoch. if we can get that shot back up again, you can see in niz left hand a tin -- and see if we can get that shot back up. it looks like he had a tin in his left hand a cream pie that he was going to smash in the face of rupert murdoch during these hearings. the man was quickly taken away in handcuffs. you saw the images of him outside he...
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murdoch and his people have a really sleazy reputation now we're getting evidence of it. well murdoch has always been hyper aggressive he distinguished himself that way in australia than in britain and here in the united states you know i see no end to it but i would like to say i think this is very much politically motivated the attacks on murdoch and i would like to talk about that during the show i think there's a there's a problem with many of the left wing critics attacking him for murdoch's politics and i think that's a business we don't want to be and that's very interesting sean if i can go to you in oxford this any of these allegations and they're very very serious surrounding murdoch and his media assets do any of these things surprise you and are you bothered by the fact that this investigation started two years ago and it's only now that it's getting the light of day that people actually seriously talking about it because these allegations have been out there and the police have known about it . they have and they conducted their own investigation several year
murdoch and his people have a really sleazy reputation now we're getting evidence of it. well murdoch has always been hyper aggressive he distinguished himself that way in australia than in britain and here in the united states you know i see no end to it but i would like to say i think this is very much politically motivated the attacks on murdoch and i would like to talk about that during the show i think there's a there's a problem with many of the left wing critics attacking him for...
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rupert murdoch withdraws its bid for bskyb. and united states through to the finals after beating france 3-1. three bomb blasts have rocked credit districts in imbibe during rush-hour killing at least 21 people and 100 wounded. this is the biggest attack since the 2008 attacks blamed on pakistan based militants. they say one glass was at a bus stop in the crowded neighborhood. the others were at the jewelry markets, a very business the district. >> the bombs exploded at the height of the evening rush hour. within the space of 10 minutes, they ripped through three busy district. won a famous jewelry market that draws crowds of shoppers. it is believed that the perpetrators planted the explosives on scooters and motorcycles. one of the bombs was hidden inside of a car. >> about 6:45 p.m., within minutes of each other. this was a coordinated attack by terrorists. >> there was an immediate claim of responsibility. they believed the bombs were improvised devices. so far, they have refused to blame any groups. at the united nations,
rupert murdoch withdraws its bid for bskyb. and united states through to the finals after beating france 3-1. three bomb blasts have rocked credit districts in imbibe during rush-hour killing at least 21 people and 100 wounded. this is the biggest attack since the 2008 attacks blamed on pakistan based militants. they say one glass was at a bus stop in the crowded neighborhood. the others were at the jewelry markets, a very business the district. >> the bombs exploded at the height of the...
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rupert murdoch, for all the criticism he gets, is invested in the media and innovation. mike bloomberg is doing a ton of stuff through his company. they are hiring hundreds of people. i worked at bloomberg 15 years ago, and i was in europe as a foreign correspondent. there were 40 journalists, and now, there are thousands. i think it depends on the interests of certain people, but they are being tapped, and you can get them to lend to foundations and do this type of stuff. it is just creating the bridge from the journalism world into that world, and it is not as hard as you would think, in my experience. >> i would just say that a few of those individuals you had mentioned are not examples of the types of progress of journalism that i think a lot of people are here to talk about and listened of route -- was it about. these guys are kind of villains in a sense of where we want journalism to go. fox news and the daily, who knows where that is going to go, but they are not necessarily public-
rupert murdoch, for all the criticism he gets, is invested in the media and innovation. mike bloomberg is doing a ton of stuff through his company. they are hiring hundreds of people. i worked at bloomberg 15 years ago, and i was in europe as a foreign correspondent. there were 40 journalists, and now, there are thousands. i think it depends on the interests of certain people, but they are being tapped, and you can get them to lend to foundations and do this type of stuff. it is just creating...
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in 2007, an internal investigation at rupert murdoch's u.k. company is reported to have found clear evidence of illegal activity. but managers didn't take their findings to the police. instead, phone hacking victims who sued were paid to settle out of court. murdoch's son, james, now a director of the new york-based news corporation authorized one payment for what's said to have been more than a million dollars. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete investigation and that's a matter of real regret for me personally. >> reporter: now has damaged rupert murdoch's business, he's already lost his most profitable newspaper here in the u.k. "the news of the world" and now an ambitious $12 billion attempt to expand into the satellite television business has been delayed for months, maybe it will be blocked all together. shareholders are not happy. the share price of newscorp was down today in new york by 7.5%. scott? >> pelley: thanks, liz. in syria today, supporters of the assad dictatorship attacked the u.s. and french
in 2007, an internal investigation at rupert murdoch's u.k. company is reported to have found clear evidence of illegal activity. but managers didn't take their findings to the police. instead, phone hacking victims who sued were paid to settle out of court. murdoch's son, james, now a director of the new york-based news corporation authorized one payment for what's said to have been more than a million dollars. >> i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with incomplete...
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apparently the pie-ing humanized murdoch. listen to how the meeting ended. >> i would like to apologize again for the wholly unacceptable treatment you received from a member of the public. >> stephen: his paper spied on a murder girl and they're apologizeing to him. it's this is brilliant. he needs to be hit with more pies. now, folks, this is england, so perhaps a scalding mincemeat or a savory steak and kidney or a snout and pancreas because clearly this works. even the sharks celebrating murdoch's downfall felt bad for him. >> you can't help feel a little sorry for the guy. he's 80 years old. >> i was saddened today. he's 80 years old. he look as if someone has come across him with a cricket bat. >> stephen: my god, that's perfect. i've got to think outside the pie. what else could we hit him with? how about a shot to the nuts with a soccer ball? come on, he gets sympathy and it would be funny. not activist comedian funny, but still, funny. [laughter] nation, for as long as there has been an america, there have been irreg
apparently the pie-ing humanized murdoch. listen to how the meeting ended. >> i would like to apologize again for the wholly unacceptable treatment you received from a member of the public. >> stephen: his paper spied on a murder girl and they're apologizeing to him. it's this is brilliant. he needs to be hit with more pies. now, folks, this is england, so perhaps a scalding mincemeat or a savory steak and kidney or a snout and pancreas because clearly this works. even the sharks...
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murdoch. he blamed the police, the press and complaints commission, and an inquiry for the company's failure to reveal what had gone wrong. >> if i knew then what we know now, we can let all of these things. we would have taken more action are around that and move faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> has not yet included a stop to payments of this man, a man whose phone hacking is at the heart of this scandal. >> i know that certain fees were paid by the company. i was as surprised and shocked to learn that as you are. >> his children used to play with a gordon brown's. never photograph with mr. murdoch. despite visiting him and just days after the last election. >> to avoid photographers. i was just doing what i was told. but then, may have as parliamentary drama turned into a circus. >> what can you tell us? gosh i was sitting a few feet away from mr. murdoch. he was hit in the face with a plate of what i assume is shaving cream. >> it was delivered by the member of the publi
murdoch. he blamed the police, the press and complaints commission, and an inquiry for the company's failure to reveal what had gone wrong. >> if i knew then what we know now, we can let all of these things. we would have taken more action are around that and move faster to get to the bottom of these allegations. >> has not yet included a stop to payments of this man, a man whose phone hacking is at the heart of this scandal. >> i know that certain fees were paid by the...
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that took down rupert murdoch's "news of the world" could be spreading to his are the papers. there are now reports, journalists working at other irvetd -- international papers, including the sun and the times, hacked into bank accounts and credit cards. >> cannot go on like this. there will have to be some kind of massive, massive clearout of the stables really. it just looks terrible. >> reporter: murdoch is still supporting his embattled ceo, rebecca brooks. british police will question her later this week about the phone hacking cover-up that happened on her watch at news of the world. >> reporter: london's daily mirror tabloid is hitting murdoch with more claims of corruption, including 9/11 victims. it claims an exnew york city cop says rupert's paper offered to pay him. >> they were in hot water for hacking into the phone of millie dowler. >> reporter: police say journalists from news of the world hacked the victim's voice mail and deleted some messages, giverring her parents -- giving her parents awps awps -- false hopes she was alive. for now, murdoch is trying to kee
that took down rupert murdoch's "news of the world" could be spreading to his are the papers. there are now reports, journalists working at other irvetd -- international papers, including the sun and the times, hacked into bank accounts and credit cards. >> cannot go on like this. there will have to be some kind of massive, massive clearout of the stables really. it just looks terrible. >> reporter: murdoch is still supporting his embattled ceo, rebecca brooks. british...
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>> rupert murdoch said "news of the world" tried to hack into the voice mails of victims of the 9/11 attacks. >> as well as the voice mails of families of british segars killed in action. >> the paper hacked into the voice mail of 13-year-old millie dowler while she was still missing and the hacker even deleted some voice mails, giving her family false hope she was still alive. >> stephen: anything else? >> victims included actress sienna miller and star hugh grant. >> stephen: oh, hugh grant. he hasn't had a movie in like two years. but just how big of a scandal is this? >> after 168 years now, the "news of the world" has put its last issue to bed. the tabloid was shut down this past week by its owner, rupert murdoch. >> stephen: so big that a paper going out of business is news. [laughter] well, the media sharks are licking their chops, and not just because riewp ertd looks like a dead squid. [laughter] look at how gleefully the competition is reporting this story. >> the scandal deepens for rupert murdoch and his media empire rocked by shame. >> i'm not really hearing a response f
>> rupert murdoch said "news of the world" tried to hack into the voice mails of victims of the 9/11 attacks. >> as well as the voice mails of families of british segars killed in action. >> the paper hacked into the voice mail of 13-year-old millie dowler while she was still missing and the hacker even deleted some voice mails, giving her family false hope she was still alive. >> stephen: anything else? >> victims included actress sienna miller and star...